Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-17
Commissioners, Proceedings.

Commissioners Proceedings.
Continued from last week.
BEGINNING at the northwest corner Of sec
ton ID one, town N eight south, range GA
thirty-four west, thence due west on TOWNSHIP
line between townships 60 seven and Cs) eight
range C38) thirty-six west, thence due ives
In said township to the northwest corner o
section t6) six, town Q eight south. range CO
thirty-six west and We respectfully represen
that each of us il . householder Of said -,ount.
residing in the vicinity where said road 10 pro
pssed to be laid out and that said road if 81
laid out will be of public utility. N. A. Dun
VIII. Kingery, NJ. NJ. Kingery. p. N. OHara
John d. Huges, G. w. Ham mons, ID. F. Barke
Geo. Mclaughlin, J. W. Lamont, John F. Mar
tin, j, F. Kovar, VIM. Kribbs, Walter Barker
Jas. Palmer, J. r. Morley, J. A. Rutherford
Frances Tubbs, John Shafer Frank L. Newton
H. N. Bartlett, A. NJ. Brownfeld
State of Kansas
Thomas County,
MA. Duff one of the within petitioners be
ing by me first duly sworn depOses and says
that each of the persons whose names are
sined to the foregoing petition including
afiiant resides in the vicinity where sold road
is proposed to be laid out is of the full age OF
twenty one years and occupies house IN
said county as place of residence and not az
a boar.er or lodger and is a householder OF
said county and that the signatures to the
said petition are genuine signatures of the
said several petitioners made personally by
by themselves respectively.
NJ. "A. DUFF
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th
day of Feb, A. ID. 1887.
ISEALI FRANK PINGREE, Notary Public
for Thomas County, Kansas. Commission ex-
pires Oct. I4th. 1889.
Road Petitioners Bond. NJ. A. Duff, w. H..
Kingery, p. H. OHary. NJ. NJ. Kingery, John
d. Hughes. John +. Martin, Johh shafer. u.
A. Hammons, J. A. Rutherford d. F. Barker,
Geo. Mclaughlin, J. W. Damont, II. NJ. Bart
lett, Frank l.. Newton, W. NJ. Kribbs, Walter
Barker. Joseph Palmer, J. F. Kovar, T. j. Ko-
var J. X. Morley, A. N. Brownfeld, as petit
TONERS being about to present to the board
of county Commissioners of the county of
Thomas in the State of Kansas their certain
petition signed by them praying said board
TO establish u certain road in said county de-
scrbed in said petition rs follows:
BEGINNING at northwest corner of section Cd
one town 81 eight south, range $50 thirty-ive
west thence due west on township line be-
tween township % seven and (S eight south to
the northeast corner OF section % one, town
81 eight south range (36) thirty-six west
thence due west on said township line to the
northwest corner of section 80 six, town 90
eight south, range C36, thirty-six west.
Now therefore we NJ. A. Duff as principle
and Martin NJ. Kipgery, Chas. Garrison, H. N.
Bartlett as suretics do hereby bind ourselves
firmly by these presents and do promise TO
pay to the State of Kansas for the use of said
county of Thomas the amount of all costs
and expenses that may accrue on or in the
upon and under said petition
i n case the pr oceedings had in pursuance of
said petition hall not be finally confirmed
aud establish ed themselves pay into the
treasury of the said county of Thomas the
amount of all said costs and expenses when
and if the same shall become due and payable
by them then this obligation to be void. other
wise to be and remain in full force and effect
Witness our hands this 18th day of Feb. 1887
NJ. A. DUFF.
Moved and carried that the fOllc wing named
persons be allowed their exemptions and
their tax be stricken from the tax roll. j. F.
Rowland, J. L. Andrews, B. L. Hawley and E.
Kovar.
Moved and carried that John Cunningham
be appointed constable of RovOhl township.
Moved and carried that Edwin s. Teal be
appointed township clerk of Morgan township
Moved and carried that c. E. Corporan be
appointed treasurer of Morgan township.
The road petitioned for by Chas. Vail and
others ordered opened, also road petitioned
by w. H. Kingery ordered opened.
Moved and carried to adjourn.
FRANK PINGBEE, Ch'rm BID Co. Com.
Vim. H. SMITH,
WIN. BALDWIN.